September 23, 2024 4:40 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Fields threw for a touchdown and ran for another and the Pittsburgh Steelers pulled away late to beat the Los Angeles Chargers 20-10. Pittsburgh improved to 3-0 for the first time since 2020 behind another efficient performance from Fields. The quarterback completed 25 of 32 passes for 245 yards, including a 55-yard touchdown pass to Calvin Austin III midway through the fourth quarter that broke it open. Fields also added a 5-yard touchdown run and is quietly making a compelling case that he should be the starter even after Russell Wilson’s injured calf heals. The Chargers lost starting quarterback Justin Herbert in the third quarter with an ankle injury.
September 23, 2024 4:44 am
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Derrick Henry ran for 151 yards and two touchdowns, Lamar Jackson accounted for two scores and the Baltimore Ravens held on for a 28-25 victory over the Dallas Cowboys. The Ravens scored touchdowns on their first two drives. Baltimore responded the first 0-2 start since 2015 for a franchise coming off a trip to the AFC championship game. The Cowboys have allowed 120 points in their past three home games. That includes a 48-32 wild-card loss to Green Bay in January that ended Dallas’ 16-game winning streak at AT&T Stadium. Dallas cut a 28-6 deficit to three in the fourth quarter before Baltimore ran out the final 2:53.
September 23, 2024 4:41 am
CINCINNATI (AP) — Paul Skenes struck out nine and pitched two-hit ball through five innings, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. Skenes (11-3) recorded his 16th game with seven or more strikeouts, surpassing Larry McWilliams (1983) for seventh-most by a Pirates starter in a season. In three starts against the Reds, the 22-year-old right-hander has allowed one earned run with 25 strikeouts in 17 innings. Oneil Cruz hit his 21st homer in the first inning and Nick Yorke’s first career homer off Fernando Cruz in the fifth inning gave the Pirates a two-run lead. Pittsburgh won by shutout for the 12th time this season. The Reds lost by shutout for the 14th time this season.
September 23, 2024 4:45 am
CINCINNATI (AP) – The Cincinnati Reds fired manager David Bell on Sunday night after six seasons. The team announced the move hours after a 2-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, and named bench coach Freddie Benavides as interim manager for the final five games of the season. With a week left in the season, the Reds are 76-81 and in fourth place in the NL Central, 13 1/2 games behind division champion Milwaukee.
September 23, 2024 4:42 am
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Eugene “Mercury” Morris, who starred for the unbeaten 1972 Miami Dolphins as part of a star-studded backfield and helped the team win two Super Bowl titles, has died. He was 77. The team on Sunday confirmed the death of Morris, a three-time Pro Bowl selection. In a statement, his family said his “talent and passion left an indelible mark on the sport.” Morris was the starting halfback and one of three go-to runners that Dolphins coach Don Shula utilized in Miami’s back-to-back title seasons of 1972 and 1973, alongside Pro Football Hall of Famer Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick. Morris led the Dolphins in rushing touchdowns in both of those seasons.
September 22, 2024 9:46 am
Jacob Pugh threw six touchdown passes, three to John Peduzzi, leading Washington & Jefferson to a 55-16 win at Waynesburg Saturday afternoon in a game that waited out a weather delays of more than 2 1/2 hours late in the first half. The Presidents improved to 3-0, beating Waynesburg for a tenth straight meeting. The Yellowjackets are now 0-3 on the season.
At the time of the lightning/thunder delay, Pugh had thrown scoring passes to Peduzzi (54 , 23 yards), Jacob Macosko (7) and Kobe Derosa (21). Carson Shriver scored on a short run for Waynesburg, set up by an interception, the first of the season thrown by Pugh.
After the delay, Pugh connected with Macosko (14) and Peduzzi (69) again for touchdowns before Owen Petrisek and Cam Mulvaney added short touchdown runs to close the scoring. Pugh finished 20-29-2 for 355 yards and six touchdowns. Peduzzi rolled up 207 receiving yards on his seven catches. Petrisek led a 236-yard team rushing attack with 89 yards on nine carries.
September 22, 2024 6:31 am
CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz hit a three-run home run and had four RBIs as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1 on Saturday. De La Cruz, who has three hits, joined Eric Davis and Barry Larkin as the only Reds players with 25 homers and 65 stolen bases in a season. Rhett Lowder made his fifth career start for Cincinnati and allowed five hits. Ty France hit a two-run homer off Pirates rookie Jared Jones, who allowed six earned runs in five innings. Billy Cook hit a solo homer in the ninth for Pittsburgh’s run.
September 22, 2024 6:28 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have placed rookie right tackle Troy Fautanu on injured reserve with a knee injury. The 20th overall pick in the draft practiced most of the week before injuring the knee less than 48 hours before the Steelers faced the Los Angeles Chargers in a meeting of 2-0 teams. He was initially listed as questionable on the injury report before being downgraded to out. Fautanu will miss at least four games. Broderick Jones will move back into the starting lineup in place of Fautanu.
September 22, 2024 6:25 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Eli Holstein threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more as Pittsburgh blasted Youngstown State 73-17. Pitt is 4-0 for the first time since 2000 and it’s also the first time the Panthers have put up 70 or more points since scoring 77 against New Hampshire in 2021. Pitt’s 644 yards of total offense is tied for fifth-most in school history. The Panthers, one of the nation’s early-season surprises, are coming off a 3-9 mark a year ago. Holstein, a redshirt freshman transfer from Alabama, has helped the Panthers to this point. He completed 16 of 24 passes for 247 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed nine times for 93 yards and two scores.
September 21, 2024 4:34 am
CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz joined Vince Coleman and Rickey Henderson to become the third player to steal 100 bases in his first two seasons since the modern rule was adopted in 1898, and the Cincinnati Reds beat Pittsburgh 8-3 to assure the Pirates their sixth straight losing season and 28th in 34 years. Tyler Stephenson tied his career high with five RBIs and Nick Martinez (10-6) won his fourth straight start, allowing two hits in six scoreless innings. Martinez struck out nine, his most since June 11, 2022, and walked none.
